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Bill: Tax Reform 2982
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Justice Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2982
Description[?]:
| The SDA urges its Senate colleagues to support this bill. All Solentians should be able to buy basic, generic goods at the cheapest price affordable, consequently we have called for the abolishment of the regressive Sales Tax. Those who can afford and wish to have luxury goods should have no trouble purchasing these with this proposed tax reform. Regards, Giuseppe Agostino Finance Minister |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on essential goods such as food and non-luxury clothing.
Old value:: 5
Current: 0
Proposed: 0
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sales tax on luxury goods.
Old value:: 9
Current: 0
Proposed: 15
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:55:52, August 10, 2010 CET | From |  Sue's Corner | To | Debating the Tax Reform 2982 |
| Message | Socialist beyond belief and makes life tougher on the rich and those doing well. Jock Stewart, Shadow Finance |
| Date | 14:23:00, August 10, 2010 CET | From | Meritocratic Alliance | To | Debating the Tax Reform 2982 |
| Message | We believe it is the noblesse oblige for those who have achieve more to therefore perform their Christian charity on behalf of those less favoured by Providence, so that they may too lift themelves up. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 74 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 26 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Cabinet ministers who disagree seriously with the head of government would usually be expected to resign. Parties within the cabinet may attempt to manoeuvre to replace the head of government though, for example by proposing a new cabinet bill or voting for an early election. |
| Random quote: We are in politics not because we hate our fellow man, but because we love him. ~ Anton Weinreich, General Secretary of the Dorvish Communist Part |